A MUSICAL extravaganza boasting some top names is coming to one of North Yorkshire's market towns this summer.

The two-day open air concert is heading for Malton's Market Place, as The Shed Comes To Town launches in Ryedale.

Malton centre marketing manager Peter Mudge said he hoped the event, planned for June 7 and 8, would draw large crowds.

He said: "We have got some of the UK's top musicians lined up to come for the weekend event.

"There will be additional bits of fun going on round the town - some of those are secret for the moment but they will be entertaining, that's certain.

"Music is really going to strike up in the town."

Mr Mudge said they hoped to provide a range of music to provide something for everyone.

Arts organisation The Shed is staging the musical feast in association with the Malton and Norton town centre management committee. A £5,400 grant has been awarded to help cover the £20,000 cost.

A stage will be built in front of the Milton Rooms to create a natural amphitheatre. Performers including the Snake Davis Band, Hank Wangford and the Lost Cowboys, Billy Jenkins and the Blues Collective, the Annie Whitehead Band, the Dave Gordon Trio, and the Joe Townsend Band are all lined up to play.

Poet and Radio Three presenter Ian McMillan will compere the event.